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Blackhawk vs Danville

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (16.1× in Danville) and size (4.3× in Danville).

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Blackhawk, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 10,137 people
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Danville, CAHomes around $1.82MCalifornia · 43,401 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BlackhawkKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 90%of CA districts HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#348 most conserved land in CA2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Blackhawk →
DanvilleHomes around $1.82M
Housing$1.82M typical home139% above the CA typical home Schools#204 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Danville →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails16.1×
Danville has more miles of trail
Danville 38.7 miBlackhawk 2.4 mi
Size4.3×
Danville is the bigger place
Danville 43,401Blackhawk 10,137
Street grid+65%
Danville has the more walkable street grid
Danville 71.3Blackhawk 43.1
Kids under 18+6.5 pts
Danville has more kids
Danville 25.4%Blackhawk 18.9%
Home values+19%
Homes cost more in Blackhawk
Blackhawk $2,000,001Danville $1,681,700
Age 65++6.1 pts
Blackhawk has more people 65 and up
Blackhawk 26%Danville 19.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Blackhawk

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Blackhawk$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Danville$10,470/mo
Typical home $1.82M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Blackhawk and Danville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Blackhawk and Danville share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BlackhawkDanvilleBlackhawkDanville
Blackhawk ↔ Danville3.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
146 Blackhawk residents work in Danville (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Blackhawk →
Report cards

Danville places higher on 12 of 19 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–BlackhawkNot graded A−DanvilleSafer than 81% of U.S. towns
Schools
ABlackhawkBetter than 90% of districts in the state ADanvilleBetter than 90% of districts in the state
Health
ABlackhawkHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns A+DanvilleHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns
4Blackhawk
12Danville

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #576#147 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #593#412 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #58#184 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #348#238 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #741#655 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #277#203 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #161#88 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #499#448

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Blackhawk’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BlackhawkDanville
Snow a year1″1″
January low42°F42°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)282d282d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th92nd
Outdoors & history
BlackhawkDanville
Trails2 mi39 mi
Conserved land5.9%10.6%
Settled—1982
National Register places—3
Archive photos1—
Community
BlackhawkDanville
Library hours a week—56 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BlackhawkDanville
People
Population 10,137Lowest 43,401Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +3.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 50.3±4.5Highest 33% above CA 45.4±1.7Lowest 20% above CA
Blackhawk and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±3.1Lowest CA: 22% 25.4%±2Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 26%±2.7Highest CA: 15.7% 19.9%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 69.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 73.9%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.6%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6%
Danville and Blackhawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $245,208±$27kHighest 147% above CA $232,216±$14kLowest 134% above CA
Blackhawk and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001Highest 172% above CA $1,681,700±$36kLowest 129% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501 72% above CA $3,501 72% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 95% above CA $10,000+ at least 95% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±32.7Highest CA: 55.3% 54.6%±7Lowest CA: 55.3%
Blackhawk and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Highest CA: 12% 3.8%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 85.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than CA 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 26% above CA 33 minLowest 13% above CA
Work from home 37.7%±7.5Highest CA: 17.2% 37.3%±2.6Lowest CA: 17.2%
Blackhawk and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.60Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (10%)San Francisco (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in DanvilleFew work in Blackhawk
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.9%Lowest 10.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 38.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.1Lowest 71.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#204 of 574 in CA
School district San Ramon Valley UnifiedSan Ramon Valley Unified
High school in town None in townMonte Vista High
Students per teacherat that high school — 22.0
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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